🎶 Student Program Notes Worksheet
(Complete one worksheet for each piece on your recital.)
1. Composer Information
Full Name: ________________________________________
Dates (birth–death): _________________________________
2. Work Information
Title (original language): _____________________________
Translation (if needed): ______________________________
Opus/Catalogue #: ___________________________________
Movements & Tempo Markings: _________________________
3. Background & Context
Date of composition / premiere: _______________________
Where composed / premiered: _________________________
Historical or cultural context: ________________________
4. Musical Features
Form / Structure (e.g., sonata form, ternary, strophic): __________________
Key musical themes or ideas (describe simply): __________________________
Special performance or interpretive features: ___________________________
5. Significance
In composer’s career: ________________________________
In tradition / repertoire: _____________________________
6. Personal Reflection
Why I chose this piece: _______________________________
Connection to my studies / artistic journey: _____________
What I hope the audience hears or feels: ________________
Final Checklist
☐ Composer name and dates
☐ Full work title (with translation if needed)
☐ Movements and tempo markings
☐ Context (date, place, historical background)
☐ Clear description of form and features
☐ Significance in repertoire
☐ Personal reflection included
☐ Proofread spelling, grammar, and formatting